Delivery window for vehicles



C. L. WILSON DELIVERY WINDOW FOR VEHICLES Nov. 24, 1936.

Filed Nov. 25, 1935 Patented Nov. 24, 1936 UNITED STATEfi rarest OFFICEApplication November 25,1935, Serial No. 51,387

2 Claims.

This invention relates to delivery windows for vehicles.

It is the general object of this invention to provide a delivery windowwhich can be used in vehicles, such as automobiles and can be readilyand quickly operated as by a rural delivery mail carrier for makingfrequent deliveries of goods through the window in cold weather.

The objects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear fromthe following description, made in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, whereinlike reference characters refer to the same or similarparts throughout the various views, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation looking toward the inner side of adoor panel of an automobile equipped with the delivery window of theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, asindicated by the arrows; and

Fig. 3 is a view showing portions of the device as illustrated in Fig. 2in full lines and showing the movable parts in a second position indotted lines.

Referring to the drawing, portions of the front right hand door A of anautomobile are illustrated, which include inner window frame 4, outerwindow frame 5 and glass 6 adapted for movement between the inner andouter frames and having its side edges received and its upper edgeadapted to be received within a channel shaped rubber I mounted betweenthe inner and outer frames.

Fitting within the opening of the inner frame 4 is a panel 8 carryingvertical cleats 9 and H3 respectively at its inner side which projectupwardly and downwardly from the panel and bear against the inner sideof the inner frame 4. These cleats 9 and I!) prevent removal of thepanel outwardly through the window opening of the door A. Also mountedin the panel 8 are a number of angular lugs H (three in number in theillustrated embodiment) and these lugs have screw threaded shanksprojecting through the panel 8 and they have arms set at right angles tothe shanks which bear against the outer side of the inner frame 4. Wingnuts I la are screwed onto the shanks of the lugs I! to bear against theinner side of the panel 8 whereby the arms of the lugs maybe tightenedagainst the outer side of the inner frame 4. The lugs II and wing nutsIla prevent removal of pan-e1 8 inwardly from the window opening of thedoor and at the same time they act as detachable connections forretaining the panel in place.

'Thepanelil has a rectangular opening therein extending from the loweredge of the panel upwardly and this opening is normally closed by a doorI2 consisting of a frame carrying a glass or other light [3. The door i2is secured by hinges 5 I l at its upper edge to the panel 8 to permitthe door to be swung inwardly and upwardly, from its normally closedposition. The lower edge of the door is equipped with a handle I5.

Secured at its lowerend to panel 8 is a spring IE or peculiar shape.This spring is of rod-1ike form and immediately above its lower end thespring forms a coil lfia to give it greater resiliency and it thenprojects upwardly through an apertured keeper ll mounted on the door l2.Near its upper end the spring 16 is provided with a nose lfib, forretentive engagement with keeper ll.

Assuming that the glass 6 of the automobile is in downwardly slidposition, as shown in Fig. 2, it is readily possible to apply the doorcarrying panel 8 to the door A. Of course, the panel will be insertedwithin the inn-er frame l of the door from the inside of the vehicle byfirst loosening the wing nuts Ila and swinging the arms of the lugs Hwithin the outline of the panel 8. The 25 arms of the lugs II will thenbe swung to the position shown to engage the outer side of the frame 4whereupon the wing nuts Hamay be tightened up. The spring l6 bearingagainst the keeper ll, through which a portion of the spring extends,will normally maintain the door 52 in closed relation. To raise the doorl2 as to make a delivery through the opening in the panel 8, it ismerely necessary for the driver of the vehicle to grasp the handle 15and swing the door 12 upwardly from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2and in full lines Fig. 3 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3.The upper part of the spring IE will move outwardly as this action takesplace, and the keeper I! will, of course, he slid upwardly along thespring until when the door I2 is raised sufiiciently the keeper isreceived within the nose Nib of the spring. When this occurs, the handlel5 may be released, whereupon the engagement between the nose |6b of thespring and the keeper I! will retain the door l2 in the raised positionso that a delivery can be quickly and easily made through the opening inpanel 8. After the delivery has been made, the door l2 may be easilyswung downwardly to a closed position, the friction between the springl6 and the keeper ll not being sufficient to prevent this movement.

The device of the invention is particularly useful to rural deliverymail carriers who must make their deliveries in all kinds of weatherfrom automobiles or other vehicles to rural deliv-ery mail boxes. Thedoor I2 is readily manipulated by the mail carrier with but very littleeffort.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various partswithout departing from the scope of the present invention, which,generally stated, consists in the matter shown and described and setforth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. A delivery window for vehicles comprising a panel adapted to bereceived within the window opening of a vehicle, means for attachingsaid panel to the window frame of the vehicle, said panel having anopening therein, a glazed frame hinged at its upper edge to said paneland normally closing the opening in said panel but being capable ofbeing swung upwardly and inwardly out of said opening, a keeper mountedon said glazed frame and a spring secured to said panel,

said spring having a coil near its secured end and said springprojecting through said keeper and acting in cooperation with saidkeeper to retain said glazed frame in both closed and open position.

2. A delivery window for vehicles, comprising a panel adapted to bereceived within the window opening of a vehicle, means for attachingsaid panel to the window frame of the vehicle, said panel having anopening therein, a glazed frame hinged at its upper edge to said paneland normally closing the opening in said panel but being capable ofbeing swung upwardly and inwardly out of said opening, a keeper mountedon said glazed frame and a spring secured to said panel at its lowerend, said spring projecting upwardly through said keeper and bearingthereagainst under pressure, said spring having a nose near its upperend engageable with said keeper to retain the glazed frame in openposition.

CAESAR L. WILSON.

